Final Jeopardy: Energy (5-8-26)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/8/2026) in the category “Energy” was:
The first power plant using this type of energy was built in Italy, at a site thought to have inspired Dante
2x champ Tristan Williams, a data scientist orig. from Lincoln, NE, has won $38,400. In Game 3, he’s up against: Natalie Oyler-Lusco, a marketing professional from Baltimore, MD; and Bill Bogan, a research administration specialist from Lafayette, IN.
Round 1 Categories: The Colors of Music – Materials – “G”eography – Feeling Your Oats – The Body Non-Human – French Scramble
Tristan found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “‘G’eography” under the $1,000 clue just before the break. He was in second place with $1,800, $2,200 less than Bill’s lead. Tristan made it a true Daily Double and he was RIGHT.
The Gaelic name of this city means “Green Glen” show
Tristan finished in the lead with $8,000. Bill was in second place with $4,200. Natalie was last with $2,000. All clues were shown.
Round 2 Categories: Pray Chic – Famous Pairs – 21st Century TV Theme Song Lyrics – Hey, “Ma”! – She Walks in Beauty… – Like the Knight
Tristan got the first Daily Double in “Famous Pairs” under the $1,600 clue on the 5th pick. He was in the lead with $9,200 now, $3,400 more than Bill in second place. Tristan bet $6,000 and he was RIGHT.
Domenico & Stefano are the first names of this pair who debuted their first collection at Milan Fashion Week in 1985 show
Tristan got the last Daily Double in “She Walks in Beauty…” under the $1,600 clue on the 11th pick of the round. In the lead with $18,400, he had $11,400 more than Bill in second place. Tristan bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti says of this “witch” whom Adam loved before Eve, “her enchanted hair was the first gold” show
Tristan finished in the lead with a runaway $26,400. Bill was in second place with $10,200. Natalie was last with $3,200. All clues were shown.
Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.
WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL?
Geothermal energy comes from hot water reservoirs beneath the surface of the earth. Archaeologists believe its earliest use by humans occurred some 10,000 years ago. Some believe that Devil’s Valley (Valle del Diavolo) in Dante’s native Tuscany was among the inspirations for his Divine Comedy”. However, it was not until the early 1800s that French engineer François Jacques de Larderel began extracting boric acid from Tuscan hot springs. The town of Larderello was founded and named after him. In 1904, Italian scientist Piero Ginori Conti found a way to use geothermal energy to power light bulbs, paving the way for the first commercial geothermal power plant being built at Larderello in 1913.
What Countries Produce the Most Geothermal Power?
Natalie went with coal. She lost $3,199 and finished with $1.00.
Bill got it right. He bet $3,600 and finished with $13,800.
Tristan wrote down volcanic. He lost $3,601 but won the game with $22,799 for a 3-day total of $61,199.
A triple stumper from each round:
FEELING YOUR OATS ($1000) His 1755 dictionary: “Oats… a grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people”
FAMOUS PAIRS ($800) A crossword puzzle book in 1924 was the first offering from this publishing pair
2 years ago: TWO of the players got this FJ in “20th CENTURY BOOKS”
A review said this 1966 book about real events “will cause a good deal of myopic squabbling about just what a novel is” show
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